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Braddon
Lonsdale Street's bars, cafes and warehouse-cool retail
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Braddon is the inner-north playground that turned Canberra's old industrial strip into the city's busiest food and drink precinct. Lonsdale Street is the spine, lined with rooftop bars, specialty coffee, Mexican, Korean, ramen and a steady drip of new openings. Mort Street and Elouera Street pull the local-shopping crowd with independent fashion, homewares and barbers. It's walkable from Civic, well served by the light rail, and the laneways make it one of the few Canberra suburbs where you can wander without a plan and still land somewhere worth sitting down. Weekends bring crowds spilling onto the footpaths, while weekday mornings belong to the freelancers and government workers parked at long communal tables. Expect queues at the breakfast favourites and a friendly hum across the bars from Thursday onwards.
- Lonsdale Street bars
- Specialty coffee
- Streetwear & homewares
- Late-night eats
What's on in Braddon
Arts
Australian Dance Party Professional Dance Classes
On now · until 21 Sep
Gorman Arts Centre, Braddon
Music
String Orchestras - McCusker Strings and Louise Butler Strings
On now · until 19 Sep
Ainslie Arts Centre, Braddon
Where to eat & drink in Braddon
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Things to do in Braddon
BentSpoke Brewing Co.
Inner-north brewpub on Mort Street with a rotating tap list and pub menu.
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